Comments on: Poison Takes Toll On Africa's Lions

Kenyan Cattle Herders Are Using The American Pesticide Furadan To Kill The Predators

[Kansas58]

As posted previously, the Marxist leader of Kenya gained power through violent riots and murder.
Obama also helped Odinga gain power, in Kenya!

Odinga does not care about the environment, most Marxists don't!

Look at South Africa and Rhodesia, under leftist rule!
Look at China and the former USSR!

Tree huggers in the United States are being used by Communists to take over the country.

However, after the Reds take over, the tree huggers get thrown under the bus!

Free market solutions, such as paying the tribes for their livestock lost by lions, is the ONLY think that will work.

There are PLENTY of poisons out there, and if you make this one illegal, or render it not useful, another poison, such as anti freeze, will take its place!

Obama traveled ALL OVER Kenya, to help get the Marxist, Odinga, elected.

Neither Obama NOR Odinga has done a darn thing to "save the lions" ---

You lefties are amusing!

You love to "blame America First" but you will never, ever, blame Communism for any of the worlds problems!

[traveler131]

FMC's conduct in Africa with Furadan is unconscionable. To ship a known tasteless, ordorless poison capable of killing apparently every living thing with the excuse that it's needed to kill insects is like saying those in I. G. Farben who made Zyclon B for the Nazis only made the poison because it was a wartime necessity. I thought that export of known hazarous materials outside the US to get around US regulations was illegal. The FMC executives should be forced to eat their own odorless, tasteless poison.

[babygirl_jojo2011]

they should just stop posioning the animals because i saw a video today that showed a dead lioness who was pregnant with 5 babies and it was so sad i cried. if you stop and think about it the animals were here before we ever were. . .

[foranimals]

Chemical companies have convinced American farmers that the only way to grow crops is with their poisons. For years they have been doing the same thing to poverty stricken countries. They have manufactured genetically altered seed and pesticides that will assure that these countries will remain dependent on the chemicals and thus maintain the profits of the companies selling these poisons. Why not teach and promote sustainable agriculture? There's no need for these chemicals to be used for anything. The problems with the cattle being attacked by the lions is certainly a great problem to the herders - but there are humane ways of dealing with those problems. This earth and all life on this earth is in desperate need of protection.

Thank you,

Iris Mead
Augusta, Ga. 30904

[stephenweinstein]

I think that FMC should add a substance that tastes extremely bad to Furadan. This would not hurt its use as a pesticide meant to protect crops; in fact, it might help, by discouraging the eating of the crops. However, adding a extremely bad taste would prevent Furadan's misuse as a poison. Also, it would prevent accidental poisonings.

At one time, natural gas (methane) could reach dangerous levels and explode without being detected because, like Furadan, it has no natural taste or odor. Today, a trace amount of another substance is added to natural gas, which makes it extremely easy to smell, so that persons can smell a gas leak and evacuate before an explosion occurs.

Similarly, if something was added to Furadan that gave it an extremely bad taste, then neither humans nor animals would eat it. This would prevent both its misuse (for killing lions, etc.) and accidental poisoning if it contaminated food meant for humans.

[FirebirdAvenger]

That's a great idea! Send it to your senator, congressmen, as well as FMC. Don't forget the media (letters to editor and such). Comments like this are helpful.

[Jerry_Pro_Life]

It is interesting that 60 Minutes and Bob Simon featured such a compelling story about about lion poisonings in Africa. This is terrible and needs to be brought to the attention of the world. Something has to be done to stop the insanity. It was particularly sad when Mr. Simon highlighted two adult lions that were poisoned after eating the carcus of an animal that had consumed some the poison. He mentioned that the female lioness was pregnant with five cubs. To quote Mr. Simon, between the two adult lions and the five unborn cubs, he said, "In other words, seven lions died". He asked, "Why would anyone want to poison these glorious creatures?" It was a sincere and "heartfelt" expression of sadness with which I'm sure most of us agree.

My question is: Will 60 Minutes bring to the world's attention an even more tragic story (by comparison) about the 50,000,000 human unborn babies that have been mercilessly aborted from their mothers' wombs? I would ask a similar question as posed by Mr. Simon about the "unborn" lion cubs: "WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO KILL 50,000,000 FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE INNOCENT LITTLE UNBORN BABIES?

[1birdman1]

Let's see one cow dies and it's ok to kill(painfully poison) a pride of lions and a pack of hyenas and a flock of vultures? This makes me sick. I'd rather be shot than be poisoned like that. I search my soul when I see them tell us how they matter of factly poisoned them consciouslessy,
I couldn't fathom doing that. Is it how you are raised? God help us all from the Lions extinction and our own. It's not about taking something off a shelf (that wouldn't hurt I suppose) It's more about getting a conscious.

[brycealaska]

This was an incredible story that made me consider whether there were any practical solutions. It seems very difficult to change human behavior in this instance, though many people have taken important steps in that direction. I was wondering if it were possible to change the behavior of the lions? I was reminded of our human reaction to food substances that make us sick. I was wondering whether it would be possible to create a bad food experience for lions and thus create a repulsion for cattle. For instance, would it be possible to douse a cattle carcas with a substance that would make the lions temporarily sick and thus create a natural distaste for cattle. In this way people who are trying to protect the lions might kill a cow in the vicinity of a lion pride and inject it with a tasteless substance causing a non-fatal illness.

[basketmaker]

Great story. Thanks for doing it. NOW lets do one about stopping this from being manufactured. Save some animals and the earth. thanks and keep it coming.
LaMoyne McCaulley Corrales, NM

[Philippesanchez]

Hey Folks!!

Very interesting story about the effects of this poison on lions and animals in general.

It goes without saying that not the companies, but governments have to make sure that this type of product is regulated.

On the other hand, I am really surprised that the Generic term: "LION, KING OF THE JUNGLE" is still in use nowadays in books, documentaries, publications...

LION LIVES IN THE GRASS SAVANNA AND NOT IN THE JUNGLE. So please, CBS helps us correct that mistake that missionaries anchored into people's brain.

Please, LION LIVES IN THE GRASS SAVANNA